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Potterish
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English
Etymology
From en Potter ish. en Potteresque.
Adjective
en informal en Potteresque.
en 22 September 2001 Marlene Powell Dumbledore, McGonagall et al alt.gothic https://web.archive.org/web/20260101204216/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.gothic/c/TqLwMnlKlSI/m/6Gx1yl0Y0EUJ I've not seen any genuine Harry Potter merchandise barring the journals and card games. Mostly I've seen generic "Wizard Doll"s. It's this Potterish character sans scar in a black robe. A lightningbolt is across his chest and his wand has a little star on the end. Now HE drives me nuts.
en 23 April 2002 mic beer for homer alt.religion.simpsons https://web.archive.org/web/20260101204034/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.religion.simpsons/c/CXKnUl7fYlg/m/GJ1fbgpZU4gJ If everything in books is true, then... ..."Harry Potter" is a real person along with all the potterish stuff. ...there is a real enormus peach with oversized insects (James and the Giant Peach).
en 15 May 2002 Trond Michelsen HP coins alt.fan.harry-potter https://web.archive.org/web/20260101203800/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.harry-potter/c/wzhFmeqtnec/m/AAB7i62YdPcJ Wow... People actually buy these coins? I mean - in a weak moment, I could probably order one of these sets myself: link But, just ordinary coins with a Potterish motive? Nah. The site says that the coins are legal tender, but that doesn't mean that they're in regular circulation as well, does it?
en 17 February 2005 Paradise Island Barchap Nominative determinism uk.media.radio.archers https://web.archive.org/web/20260101203909/https://groups.google.com/g/uk.media.radio.archers/c/_SWgqW0y5xA/m/WgEfq8xJqwoJ They were going through the various types, and it immediately occurred to me that there was a similarity between choosing batons, and choosing wands, as in Harry Potter. (Mark Lawson must have overheard my thoughts, as he made a Potterish reference a few minutes later).
Related terms
en Harry Potterish
en Harry Potter